Dancing With the Stars: The Men Take the Floor

Last night was the testoterone version of the Monday night show. The six hunky male dance stars took the floor to show off their new dance skills. There are a couple of real contenders among the men too. I think this season’s stars may be the most talented so far.

Here’s the first dance of the night featuring hunky Cameron Mathison and newlywed pro dancer, Edyta Sliwinska doing a very nice foxtrot.

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Next was world class fighter, Floyd Mayweather and Karina Smirnoff doing a Cha-Cha. He’s got a lot of energy and moves, but I think Karina should get him to relax and let his shoulders down. He’s got a lot of potential, though. It’ll be fun to see how he progresses.

And this is billionaire, Mark Cuban and his partner Kym Johnson dancing a foxtrot. First of all, I had back surgery about the time Mark had his hip replaced and I am not ready to be ballroom dancing again, so my hat’s off to him!! Not only that, but I’ve liked Mark Cuban since his reality show, The Benefactor (I’m a reality show junkie) so I was pleasantly surprised to see that he really can dance. It’ll be interesting to see how he does with the more difficult styles, but he did a very respectable foxtrot for his first time out. See what I mean:

Here’s the foxtrot done by racing champion Helio Castroneves and Dancing With the Stars 4 champion Julianne Hough. They were the top scorer for the night with the judges, I guess we’ll see how the audience votes.

And here’s “Mr. Las Vegas”, Wayne Newton and Cheryl Burke doing a Cha-Cha. He seems like a truly nice person and it was obvious that he worked very hard for this dance, but it will be interesting to see how does during the season.

Now tonight is the results show. Be sure to watch to see who goes home first. (And I’ll write about it here afterwards, so check back!)

So what do you think of this season’s dancers, now that we’ve seen them all dance? Who is your favorite? Who do you think will be eliminated first? Leave a comment to share your thoughts!